Breastfeeding – Not Best?

In the last couple of days I’ve read several blog posts commenting on an article written by Hanna Rosin, entitled The Case Against Breastfeeding.

In the article, Rosin mentions several reasons why, in her opinion, the benefits of breastfeeding are overstated. She also concludes that breastfeeding takes too much time and asks:

“…is it this generation’s vacuum cleaner—an instrument of misery that mostly just keeps women down?”

What are your feelings on this matter?

While not a medical researcher or health expert, the author claims that the so-called benefits of breastfeeding are actually minimal when one takes the time to do an independent study of the medical literature.

Another controversial claim is that:

“It is a serious time commitment that pretty much guarantees that you will not work in any meaningful way.”

As a divorced mom who supports her 4 kids on one income, this statement leaves the author scratching her head.

In this house, it’s Mom – who happens to still be breastfeeding the youngest – who pays the bills.

What do you think about the article? Is it a backlash against breastfeeding from an unhappy mother? Does she speak truth? Or what?